Top Speakers
High School Entrepreneurship Summer Program
Are You Ready To Launch A Real Company?
As the top entrepreneurship program for high school students, we understand that the value of the LaunchX experience is more than just our course materials, speakers, and mentors (though we’re pretty proud of the awesome resources we’ve assembled). So much of the value is YOU.
LaunchX has an unparalleled community of top young entrepreneurs coming together each summer to start something real.
There’s lots of great excitement about LaunchX – just check out some of our awards and press (or visit the About page for more):
Does This Describe YOU?
Take control of your own destiny
Collaborative problem solver
Passionate and determined
Resourceful and adaptable
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Summer Program Resources
LaunchX entrepreneurship summer program brings together high school entrepreneurs with the resources and network to unleash their entrepreneurial spirit and start real companies.
Click on each to learn more.
LaunchX has collaborated with top universities over the years and is able to pool speakers from these collaborations and more!
- Professors, lecturers, and instructors from universities including MIT, Harvard Business School, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, and more
- Experienced entrepreneurs sharing their stories, providing advice, and giving tips
- Industry experts across branding, design, fundraising, social media, customer acquisition, prototyping, and more
Experienced Staff
Program leaders and interns bring their entrepreneurial experience:
- Program leader example #1: executive life coach, healthcare consultant, adjunct professor, TEDx speaker, and commercialized a product on Amazon
- Program leader example #2: founder of a company providing online business training, Forbes Coaches Council contributor, high school entrepreneurship teacher, adjunct professor and entrepreneur in residence
Leading Course Materials
LaunchX has continually been a leader in high school entrepreneurship education. Examples of the thought leadership include:
- A top rated edX / MITx course (recognized by CNBC)
- A workbook on Amazon
- Three founder TEDx talks
We’re also constantly innovating on our course materials for the summer program. One of our motto’s is that “data drives decisions,” so we are continuously using feedback to iterate.
LaunchX has collaborated with top universities over the years and is able to pool speakers from these collaborations and more!
- Professors, lecturers, and instructors from universities including MIT, Harvard Business School, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, and more
- Experienced entrepreneurs sharing their stories, providing advice, and giving tips
- Industry experts across branding, design, fundraising, social media, customer acquisition, prototyping, and more
Program leaders and interns bring their entrepreneurial experience:
- Program leader example #1: executive life coach, healthcare consultant, adjunct professor, TEDx speaker, and commercialized a product on Amazon
- Program leader example #2: founder of a company providing online business training, Forbes Coaches Council contributor, high school entrepreneurship teacher, adjunct professor and entrepreneur in residence
LaunchX has continually been a leader in high school entrepreneurship education. Examples of the thought leadership include:
- A top rated edX / MITx course (recognized by CNBC)
- A workbook on Amazon
- Three founder TEDx talks
We’re also constantly innovating on our course materials for the summer program. One of our motto’s is that “data drives decisions,” so we are continuously using feedback to iterate.
High School Entrepreneurs Launching Real Startups
Join the thousands of innovators and change-makers who make up our alumni community of young entrepreneurs.
01850+
young entrepreneurs have completed the LaunchX summer program
0400+
high school startup companies have been launched by our students
087%
experience both personal and professional growth at LaunchX
LaunchX Alumni High School Startups
Click on the startup launched by our high school entrepreneurs to learn more, plus check out the companies page and our blog for many more startup successes.
NEIGH – Tool Rental Service
For communities in need of safe, inexpensive, and efficient tool rental, Neigh is the easy-to-use community-based app through which neighbors can list spare tools for rent and borrow others’ tools.
Neigh, short for neighborhood, represents the goal in connecting communities through the tool rental system. Additionally, Neigh, commonly used to describe the sound a horse makes, reflects their promise to have speedy delivery and reliability like a horse.
Learn more about Neigh is this blog feature.
Vitto Baskets - organic produce delivery
Vitto Baskets is dedicated to promoting a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle and supporting local farms by making organic local produce more accessible.
Within only a month of operation, they sold over $1,000 of Vitto Baskets with plans to sell thousands of dollars more in the months to follow. With local newspaper publications, partnerships with local nonprofits, and soon to come additional locations, they have big plans for the company.
MUNECK – An Innovative Approach For Neck Pain
MUNECK is a multi-platform video game where people use their head movement to match the beats under various genres of music for neck pain relief.
MUNECK has cool and fun music game that helps people realize the importance of neck relaxation and form a healthy regular habit to protect their neck. It contains short music levels that can be enjoyed within 3-5 minutes.
“Our mission is to help as many people as we can and make a difference in the world.”
Watch their demo day video to check out how you play it.
For communities in need of safe, inexpensive, and efficient tool rental, Neigh is the easy-to-use community-based app through which neighbors can list spare tools for rent and borrow others’ tools.
Neigh, short for neighborhood, represents the goal in connecting communities through the tool rental system. Additionally, Neigh, commonly used to describe the sound a horse makes, reflects their promise to have speedy delivery and reliability like a horse.
Learn more about Neigh is this blog feature.
Learn More About NeighVitto Baskets is dedicated to promoting a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle and supporting local farms by making organic local produce more accessible.
Within only a month of operation, they sold over $1,000 of Vitto Baskets with plans to sell thousands of dollars more in the months to follow. With local newspaper publications, partnerships with local nonprofits, and soon to come additional locations, they have big plans for the company.
Learn More about their StoryMUNECK is a multi-platform video game where people use their head movement to match the beats under various genres of music for neck pain relief.
MUNECK has cool and fun music game that helps people realize the importance of neck relaxation and form a healthy regular habit to protect their neck. It contains short music levels that can be enjoyed within 3-5 minutes.
“Our mission is to help as many people as we can and make a difference in the world.”
Watch their demo day video to check out how you play it.
Learn More About MuneckLaunchX Entrepreneurship Program for High School Students Alumni Share Their Experience
Gloria Park
LaunchX is packed with helpful information. The lessons I learned during this summer, I will take forever and I am sure that everyone else including myself will use this information to become new leaders in our own respective fields. So thank you, LaunchX!
Jefferson Cooper
LaunchX is great because it’s challenging. You learn a lot from the experience when it comes from teamwork and collaboration. If you’re in the program, you’re already pretty good at whatever is your specialty. But trust me, this program will take you to a whole different level.
Afitab Iyigun
This was a great opportunity and one of my best experiences. I got to make life-long friends, who I wish to continue my entrepreneurship journey with after LaunchX. I would love to also help others prosper as young entrepreneurs!
Sanath Muralidhara
I enjoyed working with my team to solve a real-world problem with the guidance of LaunchX staff and interns. I learned that entrepreneurship is better when played with a team. Being with a team of like-minded people makes a world of difference in everything from coming up with the idea to pitching it in front of investors. I also learned that entrepreneurship is also important because its skills can transfer over into other fields of work.
Bailey Cherry
“LaunchX provides a really unique experience when it comes to mentorship. The ability to have weekly mock board sessions, team meetings and office hours with instructors and interns is insanely valuable. With everyone’s experiences and insights we are able to receive so much feedback from a variety of opinions. Plus, after the 5 weeks we are able to really form connections with board members, instructors and interns as well.
Hunter Habersaat
My LaunchX experience was very positive. I loved my professors, classes, social events, and above all else my team. I don’t think there was any better way I could’ve spent my summer. Some of my highlights were presenting my mini ted talk, receiving my first ‘yes’ to an interview, being posted in my local HOA newsletter, and playing competitive uno with my team.